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Category: Arts & Culture

  • Afropunk 2023: what went down? [@afropunk]

    Afropunk 2023: what went down? [@afropunk]

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    In the heart of Brooklyn, amidst the vibrant cultural tapestry of one of New York City’s most iconic boroughs, the Afropunk Festival returned in 2023 to celebrate a powerful fusion of music, art, fashion, and activism. This annual gathering has become a symbol of black excellence, unity, and resilience, transcending boundaries and stereotypes while reaffirming…

  • GUAP’s V&A Friday Late Takeover Celebrating 75 Years of Windrush

    GUAP’s V&A Friday Late Takeover Celebrating 75 Years of Windrush

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    Following a successful celebration of African Fashion in August 2022, V&A and GUAP collaborated once again to curate an evening of celebration, collaboration and education, but this time celebrating 75 years of Windrush. Photo by Tolu Elusadé It’s been 75 years since Caribbean communities from across its islands sailed into London’s embrace. A journey that ignited a…

  • The Diaspora experience through poetry by Momtaza Mehri [@RuffneckRefugee]

    The Diaspora experience through poetry by Momtaza Mehri [@RuffneckRefugee]

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    Momtaza Mehri is familiar with the poetry scene, yet her debut collection brings something unheard of Mehri, a Somali-British Poet, is also the Young People’s Poet Laureate for London. Her dual paths as a writer and political activist merge in her most recent work – ‘Bad Diaspora Poems.’  Mehri’s latest collection is rich both lyrically…

  • 3 Black art festivals to visit this September

    3 Black art festivals to visit this September

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    London has always been renowned for its outstanding provision of artistic experiences. In recent years, we have also seen a more welcome move towards art that centers on Black identities and culture.This September, GUAP has selected three festivals showcasing and celebrating Black creativity in film and literature. REDEYE’s Celebrating Soul Film & Arts Festival  Marking…

  • LINETT KAMALA TALKS ORIGINAL SOUNDS COLLECTIVE AND MORE [@linett_kamala]

    LINETT KAMALA TALKS ORIGINAL SOUNDS COLLECTIVE AND MORE [@linett_kamala]

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    This past weekend saw women, men, children, uncles and aunties all grace the streets of Notting Hill waving their respective flags in unison to the soundsytems that lined the roads. Carnival is a celebration of community, of culture and togetherness but behind it all there are women like Linett Kamala championing and preserving it’s history.…

  • Shout out to the men who get called sassy

    Shout out to the men who get called sassy

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    Women across the Internet have long dreaded the sassy men apocalypse. Whether it is men using full stops during arguments, giving their partners the hard shoulder, or trying to have the last say with a comeback, women have flocked to our socials to lament. But, as always, the term’s repeated use sometimes revealed a more…

  • Meet 3 artists from Reframe: The Residency group exhibition

    Meet 3 artists from Reframe: The Residency group exhibition

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    Reframe: The Residency is a free exhibition at Southbank Centre showcasing 13 works by collectives of Black artists across London, Manchester, and Birmingham. Featuring 77 collaborators in total, the exhibition, curated by Misan Harriman, responds to the climate emergency we’re living in – and the different forms of impact it’s having on diasporic communities and the artists’ countries of…

  • Reminder: the modern Barbie is not a Barbie for all

    Reminder: the modern Barbie is not a Barbie for all

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    The iconic Barbie doll first debuted in 1959 and, within 64 years, has undergone a significant transformation. She was white, thin, and half-dressed within her first release, inspired by an adult gag gift. In the 1980s, Barbie became Black and Latina, and now, in the 2020s, Barbie has been used to represent women with Down…

  • Pass The Meerkat [@passthemeerkat] Is Back For Season 5

    Pass The Meerkat [@passthemeerkat] Is Back For Season 5

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    After four successful seasons, Pass The Meerkat is back for a fifth season. The hit short animated series will be released on August 16th, with new episodes released weekly. Each 15-minute episode brings no holds barred group chats to life with humorous storytelling and conversations with nine friends who live in London.  This season, the show covers hard-hitting…

  • Inside Slawn’s Beau Beaus Café [@olaoluslawn]

    Inside Slawn’s Beau Beaus Café [@olaoluslawn]

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    East London has a new café called Beau Beaus, where you might meet your favourite rapper, founded by London-based artist Olaolu Slawn. Slawn who started his career as a skatewear designer in Lagos, moved on to bold, graffiti-style pop art, working extensively with the late Virgil Abloh and designing the 2023 BRIT award trophy. Named after Slawn’s one-year-old son…